I urge my colleagues to protect Americans' jobs by supporting my motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Begich). The Senator from Montana.

Mr. President, this is not a killer amendment. This just kills a bad part of the bill. The reconciliation bill makes a bad employment situation even worse. It imposes $52 billion in new taxes on employers who cannot afford to provide…

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the reconciliation legislation the Senate will be considering later this week. Similar to many of my colleagues, I first read this legislation when it was hot filed in the House last week. One of my…

Mr. President, Scouting came to America 100 years ago because of a good deed. We are now entering the second 100 years of Boy Scouting. As I said, Scouting came to America 100 years ago yesterday because of a good deed. An American…

Mr. President, I wish to submit for the record a list of nearly 675 organizations that have written in opposition to Mr. Becker's nomination. These groups represent the backbone of our Nation's economy and the catalysts we will need to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate go into a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

Thank you, Mr. President. I am going to oppose cloture of the nomination of Craig Becker to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board. My colleagues know it is very unusual to have a cloture vote on a HELP Committee nominee, but…

Madam President, what is the time situation? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming has 2 minutes 40 seconds. The Senator from Iowa has 34 seconds.

Madam President, this argument about using the filibuster-- I have to say that both sides have used the same cloture techniques. I think if you check with the Bush nominees, we usually withdrew those and put someone else in. Of course…

Madam President, I rise, again, in opposition to the nomination of Patricia Smith to serve as the Solicitor of the Labor Department. As I noted on Monday, the Framers crafted a system of checks and balances to ensure that each government…

Mr. President, since we are technically under 30 hours of debate on the nomination of Patricia Smith to be Solicitor of Labor, I will rise in opposition to that nomination, as I did yesterday. I will elaborate a little on my concerns about…

Mr. President, in light of the 20 minutes that we just heard in defense, and he had spoken previously before I spoke, I ask unanimous consent for an additional 5 minutes to briefly comment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…